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Page 1 and 2: BUBBLE PUMP MODELING FOR SOLAR HOT
Page 3 and 4: P Q Pressure (bars) Volumetric flow
Page 5 and 6: Figure 1: US Energy Consumption by
Page 7 and 8: Figure 3 : Thermosyphon Solar Hot W
Page 9 and 10: METHODOLOGY Two-phase flow is the m
Page 11 and 12: P 0 2 V0 Psys LgH L [1] 2 Where:
Page 13 and 14: A L 1 [15] A 2 Now the momentum eq
Page 15 and 16: [24a] [24b] Bubbly flow then occurs
Page 17 and 18: m L [kg/s] m L [kg/s] 0.12 Mass Flo
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